He is the latest face of Republican propaganda and he is good at what he does. He does radio. He does TV. He does books. He does quasitreasonous resistance groups. Armed with nothing but a pen, a microphone and a twenty three million dollar salary, Glenn Beck does it all. He is a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints and a Libertarian leaning Conservative and he is stealing the hearts of everyone in the trailer park. So, who is he and we do we care?
Glenn Beck Works for Fox News
Don't let the name fool you. They are the highest rated cable news network in America, but they have zero credibility. Everyone has heard the claims that Fox News has a conservative bias. They claim that only their commentators have a conservative bias and their news is right down the middle. Unfortunately, the right-wing propaganda machine has been caught time and time again misrepresenting the facts. You can see it in their polls that tell you 70% of Americans think Obama is doing worse than Hitler would as President. You can see it in their doctored clips of Democratic politicians and their great big headlines “IS OBAMA INDOCTRINATING OUR CHILDREN?” Fox News alone isn't enough to get you written off as a nutjob, but it's a good start.
The Tea Party Movement
Everyone is familiar with the new craze of going out and protesting against the government. Fiscal responsibility and irresponsible government spending are ostensibly the cause for the panic. But why weren't there any tea parties when the government eliminated its budget surplus and gave a $1.7 trillion entitlement to the top 1% of earners in this country? Or when we spent $1 trillion on a war with no just cause?
What's even more terrifying about these protests is the tone. The “Boston Tea Party” was an act of wanton destruction that preceded the Revolutionary War. The people who did the original Tea Party followed up by waging war and overthrowing the government. People seem to be overlooking that and the fact that these lunatics are bringing firearms to town hall meetings should be making some of us just a little bit uncomfortable.
Glenn Beck and 9-12 project not only supports these maniacs. He organized them and in many cases delivered pamphlets containing misinformation to rile up senior citizens all over the country. Glenn Beck had Chuck Norris on his show to ask the people of Texas to secede from the union. No lie, it really seems like he wants to have a second Civil War.
5 Best Selling Books
Oh yeah, surprisingly these protestors with their bullcrap and their signs bearing threats of violence against the government and racist and abhorrent messages actually read. One of these books is called “How to Argue with an Idiot.” Lunatic anarchists have no sense of irony.
Another of Glenn Beck's masterpieces is “Common Sense” a stab at Thomas Paine's monumental work. Glenn Beck's version has factual inaccuracies on every page as well as a slew of unfounded insinuations about every Democratic politician sense Franklin Roosevelt.
I'll only mention one more of these abominations: “An Inconvenient Book” which is a stab at Al Gore and the inexplicably politicized movement to end global warming. Glenn Beck has acknowledged that global warming is backed by solid science and that mankind has a hand in it, but that's not going to stop him from writing a book to help create the illusion that there are two credible sides to this very dangerous, factual matter.
Now that we've covered who Glenn Beck is and what he stands for, it's clear that something needs to be done. Glenn Beck isn't some sort of demon or antichrist, he is simply a mortal man with a cause and a 23 million dollar salary. Glenn Beck is an important enough figure that everyone, regardless of stance, should study him.
Learn the 9-12 principles, memorize the falsehoods employed by Beck and his followers and never overlook the spreading of misinformation by him and his ilk. I will be regularly revisiting the avatar of Libertarian hate speech for this blog. Remember, the only way to fight a fear-mongering liar like Glenn Beck is by staying informed.
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